Gone Birdin'

February 19, 2023

There was plenty of fishin’, birdin’, and grillin’ going on at Dead Horse Ranch State Park on a Sunday afternoon in February. Three male Common Mergansers fighting over a female was my first indication of spring for the year. Other than the bird drama, all was peaceful and well around the local pond.

Among the resident bird crowd was a pensive Neotropical Cormorant. I’ve never had the right lighting or angle for a good view of their diagnostic white bill outline, so I rejoiced at the unexpected opportunity.

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